CORNWALL ACQUIRES STARGAZING DARK SKY STATUS IN TWO NEW AREAS

13 January 2014

There’s some great news for lovers
of the stars (the ones in the sky not on the TV). So now when you come and stay
in 5 star cottages Cornwall you will be able to venture to the two areas
that have just secured their “Dark Sky” status. This new status means that the
locations are now recognised as being among some of the top locations for
stargazing in the United Kingdom.

Chapel Porth and St Agnes as well as the Carnewas and
Bedruthan Steps, are the areas which have been approved the new status by the
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) that are both currently owned
by the National Trust.

The trust said that the sites, on the north coast, were fortunate
enough not to be affected by light pollution.

The locations needed to fit some
criteria in order to gain listing. First of all a site must have good
public as well as disabled access, secondly permission from the landowner for
access must be granted and finally the Milky Way has to be visible from the
area.

Exmoor Reserve and
parts of the Isles of Scilly are already among the places in the South West to
claim stargazing dark sky status.

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